Event Schedule

• The DuPont Brothers will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Vermont folk/rock and Americana music. Small plate and tapas-style fare. 828.452.6000.

• Ben Wilson will preform from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 11, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, in addition to original tunes. Small plate and tapas-style fare. 828.452.6000.

• The Murder Mystery Dinner & Wine will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Bridget’s Bistro at the Herren House in Waynesville. Three-course dinner and wine with murder mystery. $45 per person. 828.452.7837.

• Joe Cruz will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Best of the Beatles and Elton John will be played. Small plate and tapas-style fare. 828.452.6000.

• Sunday Gospel Brunch with Rockell Scott will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Delicious brunch menu alongside gospel tunes sung by the jazz and gospel performer. $18.99 per person. 828.452.6000.

The Naturalist's Corner

I had originally intended to spend today (Monday, Feb. 16) doing a couple of short surveys for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. But Sunday morning amid more and more (and more and more dire) weather forecasts warning of some pretty heavy winter weather coming our way I began to contemplate counting Sunday instead. Around 9 a.m. Sunday I peeked out the downstairs window. Well, in my yard were 17 wild turkeys. It looked like a large group of jakes and gobblers.